Coat hanger



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Patented May 1,1, 1926,

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JOHN T` MOKENNA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COAT HANGER.

Appneanon mea muy 9, 1925. serial no. 42,365.

The construction consists essentially inr two main elements, namely, a hanger for supporting a coat andv a rod :for supporting a pair of trousers. The trouser supporting rod is suspended from the coat hanger in a simple and convenient manner to permit it to be readily removed therefrom and the coat hanger is provided with a hook for suspending it from .a suitable support. Hooks of many different forms have been suggested for supporting garment hangers but the hook of thisinvention embodies numerous novel features in construction, as well as in the mode of assembly with respect to the coat hanger.

In the preferred `form of the invent-ion, the hanger is made of wood and embodies a central portion from which extend laterally projecting-arms. l"Jhe central portion is bored vertically to receive the threaded shank of a hook and the shank of said hook is olf set, the off set portion being received in a transverse slot which precludes the hook from rotating. The shank of the hook is suiiiciently large to permit it to be passed through the central portion, so that .a nut may be screwed thereon and a recess is provided in the bottom of the central portion into which the nut may be drawn when the hook is retracted. A key piece is utilized to lock the hook against longitudinal movement in one direction and to hold the nut to a seat in concealed position and in such manner as to preclude its turning to release the parts.

The trouser supporting bar is supported by flexible cor-ds from the ends of the laterally projecting arms of the hanger and these cords provide a convenient flexible support from which the rod may be readily withdrawn. l

In the preferred form of the invention, the cords are passed through perforations in the arms and knotted exteriorly of the perforations, although, if desired, the arms may be pocketed in such manner that the `companying drawines knots of the cords may be housed in concealed position within the pockets.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will be apparentffrom the hereinafter detailed description `and claim, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate different practical embodiments of the invention, but the constructions therein shown are to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the *invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment hanger embodying the present invention, a part of the hanger being shown in conti-al section in the interest of clearness.

Figure 2 lis a section on the lin-e 2 2 of Figure 1; and,

Figure 3 is a fragmental perspective illustrating a modified formof the invention.

The garment hanger shown in the ac- -g embodies, generally speaking, a coat hanger 1 and a trouser supporting rod 2. The hanger 1 comprises a central portion 3 from which project laterally extending arms 4t and 5. rlhe central portion extends upwardly for an appreciable distance toform a proper support for the neck or collar of a coat and said central portion is vertically bored to provide a passage 6. The lower end of the passage terminates in a slot 7, which extends from one face to the other of the hanger and is of a width and depth to receive and conceal a nut 8. The upper end of the passage 6 terminates in a transverse slot 9, which is substantially equal in width to the diameter of the passage 6. y

10 designates a hook provided with a shank 11 which is off set as shown at 12. The lower end of the shank is threaded and said shank is of a size to receive the nut 8. The parts are so proportioned that during assembly thereof the threaded end of the shank may be passed downwardly through the passage 6, to a point indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 and the nut 8 is thereupon screwed on to the lower end of said shank. After the nut has been attached as desired, the shank is drawn upwardly to move the nut into the slot 7 which fits the nut sufficiently tight to preclude rotation thereof. This operation lifts the oif set 12 from the bottom or base 14 of the slot 9 and in order to hold the shank in this elevated position a key piece 15 which may, if desired, be in the forin of a Wedge is forced into the slot 9 between the base 14 of the slot and the oif set 12. Glue may be applied to this key piece to retain it in position. Then the key piece is in place, it firmly locks the shank of the hook against dropping down and thus holds the nut 8 permanently in the slot 7. n

At the saine time, the nut 8 precludes the raising of the shank and the disengagement of the key piece. Moreover, the slot pre-,

cludes rotation of the nut, while the walls of the slot 9 cooperate with the oli set portion 12 to, preclude rotation of the hook. Thus the key piece lirinly inaintains the parts in assembled relation and so long as this key piece is in place the integrity of the parts is assured.

In Figure 1, I have shown each of the arnis il and 5 as provided near its outer end with a perforation 16 and through each of these perforations a cord 1'? is passed and knotted asat 18 to forrn a loop which hangs freely f-roni the arin to receive therein one end of the trouser supporting arrn 2. Near each end of the rod 2 is formed an annular channel or groove 19 constituting a seat for a loop and by this arrangement the rod may be engaged with or disengaged from the loops to allow a pair of trousers to be positioned on or removed from the rod.

A slightly inodiiedform of constructionA is shown in Figure 3. In this showing, both arins of the hanger are perforated to provide holes 16, as in Figure 1, but juxtaposed with these holes the inner face of each arin is prof vided with a pocket 20, so that the cords 17 may be passed through the perforations 16 into the interior of the pockets and knot at 18FL within the pockets so that the knots are concealed within the pockets. Either of the poeketed or unpocketed arrangements which I have described may be used without departingfrCm this invention.

It will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description of the invention that the construction is unusually simple, may be economically manufactured and is durable and thoroughly efficient. The hook cannot rotate/.as it is locked in place by engagement of its off set portion with the slot 9, and it obviously cannot come loose from the hanger as it is held in place by the nut 8 which is precluded from rotation by its engagement positioned in and locked against rotation by the upper slot of the central portion, a nut on the shank and seated against rotation in the lower slot, and a key piece positioned in the upper slot between the base of said slot and the offset of the shank, to preclude disengagement of the nut from the lower slot.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

JOHN T. gMoK'lNNA. 

